Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Life is Wonderful
Jason Mraz has this song on his new album, Mr. A-Z (buy the album if you believe in being happy – otherwise, don’t be happy, just be your miserable self – spoken by mister misery himself), that’s called Life is Wonderful. Lately, I’ve been doing my best to live by that mantra. Yet, there’s always that angry bitch inside of me that says “Don’t do it!” “Stick with what’s safe and regret every one of your decisions!” And that’s what I do. I go with safe and I sit at home wondering why life could possibly be passing me by?
Whether it was Jason Mraz or my friend Ari (more likely the latter), I made a decision to do something spontaneous and crazy with my life. Understand first that I’m not going to tell you what it is. Sorry, but that’s the horrid reality of it all right now. Second, understand that I’m not changing anything about me or who I am as a person. I’m just going to do something fun and I’m not going to doubt myself any more about it. Third…anyone who needs a “third” is obviously not paying attention.
I am someone who is constantly holding back from risk taking ANYTHING. I get invited to do cool shit and I’m ALWAYS the guy who sits in the corner wishing he had his act more together. For so long I’ve sat in my corner hating everyone else for not encouraging me or forcing me to do all that is crazy in the world. But that was wrong. The only one to blame here is me. It’s time that I follow my OWN mantra and “Cut. The. Shit”. Cuz really?
My life is crazy right now. I knew that I was going through a change, a rite of passage, but never did I expect it to move at such a crazy pace. One minute I’ve adjusted to the new me and suddenly I’m presented with a new situation that makes me into something else. I’m like the ultimate Shape Shifter. And it makes urine run down my leg.
When I’m acting (in a play)(you needed the clarification), the hardest challenge for all of my performances is to find the place where I can take a risk – and take it! I see the moments pass me by as an actor and I’m always the guy on the sidelines wishing that I had just gone for it. No guts no glory. Or something much less masculine and overpowering. I want to be the guy claiming the trophy at the end. Not the one that went unrecognized for all his hard work.
Be a risk taker. No guts no glory. You’ll never know unless you try. Break the mold. Step out of your comfort zone. Be original. Take a chance. The big leap. Don’t let life pass you by. Live strong. Just do it. Big fish in a little pond. Never look back.
You know these sayings. We ALL know these sayings.
I’m just REAL tired of living by them.
Jason Mraz has this song on his new album, Mr. A-Z (buy the album if you believe in being happy – otherwise, don’t be happy, just be your miserable self – spoken by mister misery himself), that’s called Life is Wonderful. Lately, I’ve been doing my best to live by that mantra. Yet, there’s always that angry bitch inside of me that says “Don’t do it!” “Stick with what’s safe and regret every one of your decisions!” And that’s what I do. I go with safe and I sit at home wondering why life could possibly be passing me by?
Whether it was Jason Mraz or my friend Ari (more likely the latter), I made a decision to do something spontaneous and crazy with my life. Understand first that I’m not going to tell you what it is. Sorry, but that’s the horrid reality of it all right now. Second, understand that I’m not changing anything about me or who I am as a person. I’m just going to do something fun and I’m not going to doubt myself any more about it. Third…anyone who needs a “third” is obviously not paying attention.
I am someone who is constantly holding back from risk taking ANYTHING. I get invited to do cool shit and I’m ALWAYS the guy who sits in the corner wishing he had his act more together. For so long I’ve sat in my corner hating everyone else for not encouraging me or forcing me to do all that is crazy in the world. But that was wrong. The only one to blame here is me. It’s time that I follow my OWN mantra and “Cut. The. Shit”. Cuz really?
My life is crazy right now. I knew that I was going through a change, a rite of passage, but never did I expect it to move at such a crazy pace. One minute I’ve adjusted to the new me and suddenly I’m presented with a new situation that makes me into something else. I’m like the ultimate Shape Shifter. And it makes urine run down my leg.
When I’m acting (in a play)(you needed the clarification), the hardest challenge for all of my performances is to find the place where I can take a risk – and take it! I see the moments pass me by as an actor and I’m always the guy on the sidelines wishing that I had just gone for it. No guts no glory. Or something much less masculine and overpowering. I want to be the guy claiming the trophy at the end. Not the one that went unrecognized for all his hard work.
Be a risk taker. No guts no glory. You’ll never know unless you try. Break the mold. Step out of your comfort zone. Be original. Take a chance. The big leap. Don’t let life pass you by. Live strong. Just do it. Big fish in a little pond. Never look back.
You know these sayings. We ALL know these sayings.
I’m just REAL tired of living by them.
